s 20 Appointment of Commissioner and other officers
20.—(1) The Minister may appoint a Commissioner of Prisons, one or more Deputy Commissioners of Prisons, Divisional Directors, Cluster Commanders or Superintendents of Prisons, and such number of prison officers, as may be necessary for the proper administration of this Act.[1/2014] [Act 6 of 2022 wef 02/09/2022] (2) The appointment of the Commissioner and of every Deputy Commissioner, Divisional Director, Cluster Commander and Superintendent must be notified in the Gazette.[1/2014] [Act 6 of 2022 wef 02/09/2022] (3) Every Deputy Commissioner, Divisional Director and Cluster Commander may, subject to any direction that may be given by the Commissioner, exercise and perform all or any of the powers, duties and functions of the Commissioner under any provision of this Act or any other written law; and any reference in the provisions of this Act or any written law to the Commissioner includes a reference to a Deputy Commissioner, a Divisional Director or a Cluster Commander.[Act 6 of 2022 wef 02/09/2022]